EPA TRI Facility · Food
Keystone Protein Co
Fredericksburg, PA · Parent: Sechler Family Foods
- Total releases
- 886.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Keystone Protein Co: how the 973.5K lbs splits
973.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 786.9K lbs 80.8%
- Off-site Transfers 154.4K lbs 15.9%
- Air Releases 32.2K lbs 3.3%
Keystone Protein Co's 973.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 80.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 15.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Keystone Protein Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fredericksburg, PA, in the food sector. It reported 87.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 886.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,410 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Keystone Protein Co is pounds #43 and chemical-count #422 at 886.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3; Farmer's Pride Inc; Wabash National L.P.; Te Connectivity. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Grannis Processing Plant; Kellanova - Cary Bakery; Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing; Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant. Other Sechler Family Foods sites in this extract: Farmer's Pride Inc; Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Keystone Protein Co stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (80.8% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 886.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Grannis Processing Plant and Kellanova - Cary Bakery.
Keystone Protein Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
886K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Keystone Protein Co inside Lebanon's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Keystone Protein Co reports the 186th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 43.6% of every pound reported in Lebanon. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 96.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Grannis Processing Plant and Kellanova - Cary Bakery.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lebanon's reported pounds (2.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Keystone Protein Co's total reported releases fell from 154.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Keystone Protein Co's water releases fell from 142.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Keystone Protein Co's off-site transfers fell from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Keystone Protein Co's air releases rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Keystone Protein Co Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Keystone Protein Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 973.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 69% (284.4K lbs to 87.1K lbs).
Keystone Protein Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Keystone Protein Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 69% from 2019 to 2024). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 284.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 279.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 107.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 154.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 60.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 87.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 938.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 35.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Keystone Protein Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Keystone Protein Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3, Farmer's Pride Inc, Wabash National L.P., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Grannis Processing Plant, Kellanova - Cary Bakery, Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Keystone Protein Co on cumulative reported pounds (886.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland, Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard, Linde Gas & Equipment. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland Midland, MI · Chemicals 885.2K lbs reported
- Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard Grayling, MI · Wood Products 885.1K lbs reported
- Linde Gas & Equipment Hahnville, LA · Chemical Wholesalers 889.0K lbs reported
- Parker Hannifin Corp Boaz, AL · Fabricated Metals 889.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sechler Family Foods Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Farmer's Pride Inc, Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3. Keystone Protein Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Keystone Protein Co TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Keystone Protein Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fredericksburg, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 43.6% of Lebanon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Keystone Protein Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov